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Our friend Rob sometimes recites a parable about a first-century man who was walking home one night after dining in a nearby village. At one point he encountered a fork in the road: if he took the left path, he would come up against a Roman military outpost; if he veered right, he would find his way home.

It was dark, and he was a bit tipsy, so he accidentally took the left path. He soon found himself at a wall manned by a Roman guard who yelled down to him, “Who are you, and what are you doing here?”

The man didn’t answer.

“Who are you, and what are you doing here?”

The man looked up at the guard, “How much are they paying you to do this?”

The guard was silent for a moment. “A hundred denarii,” he eventually replied.

“I will pay you double to come to my house every morning and ask me that same question.”

When we strive to question everything, our actions become more deliberate. And when we live deliberately, that’s a special kind of freedom.

This episode was produced by Shawn Harding. Our theme music was written and performed by Peter Doran. Our podcast is completely free, so if you find value in these episodes, please consider donating a dollar. Your donations help keep this podcast advertisement-free (because advertisements suck).

If you’d like to comment on the podcast, you can leave a review on iTunes. Not only do we read every review, but positive reviews also help our simple-living message reach more ears.

This episode was produced by Shawn Harding. Our theme music was written and performed by Peter Doran. Our podcast is completely free, so if you find value in these episodes, please consider donating a dollar. Your donations help keep this podcast advertisement-free (because advertisements suck).

If you’d like to comment on the podcast, you can leave a review on iTunes. Not only do we read every review, but positive reviews also help our simple-living message reach more ears.

We’ve pulled together a bunch of our audience’s favorite “quotes by The Minimalists” and displayed them below, one tweet at a time.

If you’d like a more comprehensive list of our “Minimal Maxims,” our friends at SPYR developed a simple website called Minimal Maxims, which contains hundreds of our quotes curated by our friend Jessica Lynn Williams.

Joshua bonus maxim: “Don’t try to cram your old life into your new space.”

Joshua bonus maxim: “Sometimes cheap is too expensive.”

Ryan on keeping old furniture versus buying new furniture: “Don’t ask what the cheaper option is—ask what the opportunity cost is.”

Joshua on sticking around versus moving on: “It’s best to choose to graduate from a place before you’re ready to divorce it.”

Ryan on sticking around versus moving on: “When relocating, it’s important to know what you’re running toward—running from something can lead to the same problem, or it can lead to even bigger problems.”

This episode was produced by Shawn Harding. Our theme music was written and performed by Peter Doran. Our podcast is completely free, so if you find value in these episodes, please consider donating a dollar. Your donations help keep this podcast advertisement-free (because advertisements suck).

If you’d like to comment on the podcast, you can leave a review on iTunes. Not only do we read every review, but positive reviews also help our simple-living message reach more ears.

Review. If you can’t afford to contribute personally, Joshua & Ryan will donate $10 for you. How? For every review The Minimalists Podcast receives on Apple Podcasts during September 2017, we’ll donate $10 to the relief fund (up to $20,000.00). While we love positive five-star ratings, we want to be fair, so we’ll donate even if you hate our show and leave a negative review.

In this video, Joshua & Ryan talk about why they don’t want to clutter their podcast with advertisements.

If you want to help The Minimalists Podcast stay 100% advertisement-free, you can support our show on Patreon, which will give you access to a growing archive of Patreon-only Private Podcasts and Livestreams.

Our next Ask The Minimalists Anything Livestream is tomorrow, Saturday, September 2, 2017. This is where we’ll first announce the city we’re moving to after five years in Missoula, Montana. If you can’t attend the Livestream, you’ll have access to the recorded video.